Koan-shmoan

A man wanted to learn martial arts


He studied and learned to kick, punch, to throttle and throw.

Then he asked the master


“What do I have to do to become a master?”

The master put down a plank and said, “Walk along this plank.”


The student walked along the plank, over and over again, until he could walk it with his eyes closed.  

“Good,” said the master, “When the council of masters meet, you need only do that in front of them.”


The day came. The council summoned the student to a high rooftop for his test.

When he arrived, there was the plank, stretched between two buildings.

He put one foot forward to step on it and could not bring himself to put his weight down.

13 thoughts on “Koan-shmoan

  1. The master didn’t say he couldn’t move the board from the two buildings. Then lay it flat on one of the roofs. Then proceed to walk it then.

  2. Then at that very second, Chuck Norris burst out of that building terrace door, ran up to him and roundhouse kicked him accross to the other building. When questioned why, he simply said, “Free your mind.”

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